It’s True: Vatican to Host Islamic Prayers for the First Time Ever

So it begins: Apparently the Vatican has decided to do a little interfaith outreach and will perform Islamic prayers right in Vatican City. Pope Francis is trying to extend an olive branch to aid in rapprochement between Israel and the Muslims. But, don’t hold your breath for Muslims to reply in kind.

For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Francis issued the invitation to Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit last week to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority.

Abbas, Peres, and Francis will be joined by Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious leaders, a statement released by Peres’s spokesperson said, according to the Times of Israel.

Holy See officials on Friday said the evening prayers would be a “pause in politics” and had no political aim other than to rekindle the desire for Israeli-Palestinian peace at the political and popular level, according to the Associated Press.

Imagine anyone thinking that Catholic services would be held in Mecca, eh? Yeah. Never going to happen.

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Noun:..The feeling or expression of reverence or adoration of a DIETY. “The Worship of God.”

Reverence

Noun:

Deep respect for someone or something.
“Rituals showed honor and reverence for the dead.”

There have been people that made statues of people they saw with their own eyes. Thousands of years ago they didn’t have pictures. There were people that took artistic license over the years. Did Michaelangelo commit sin painting the Sistine Chapel?

Whether a priest bows for whatever reason, Catholics do not equate anyone to God. A statue of Him cannot save your soul. Neither can a statue of Michael Jordan outside the United Center or a selfie of you and your lady with huge grins. Only God. But I wanted to show you I’m absolutely correct on the difference between REVERENCE and WORSHIP.

I believe the biggest problem of the Catholic Church was the COVER UP, from the pope down, they condoned those priests by sending them to other churches to prey on other children! Do you really think God will SHARE with an idol….alla?

All I can say is the next thing you know they’ll be bitching about having to deal with those supporting the Christian faith and how it intrudes on their religion. The next thing you know they’ll be taking over the Vatican and worse yet our president and it seems this Pope will be behind them 100%.

@mary catholics and muslims have been killing christians for years. Why in the world would i set my self in agreement with organizations who clearly dispise christianity am i supposed to be happy about that

Pope Francis may be a compassionate and pastoral man, but when it comes to Islam he is dangerously naive. And I say that as a Catholic. This foolish decision will be used by Islamic triumphalists worldwide.

Pope Francis may be a compassionate and pastoral man, but when it comes to Islam he is dangerously naive. And I say that as a Catholic. This foolish decision will be used by Islamic triumphalists worldwide.

I personally think that if i am expressing hatred then that clearly means im refusing to except the lies that you have been told. Never will i set myself in agreement with any religion and @ mary hope you and the rest of my persecuters have a nice day!!

Ok then if the largest holiest prayer building in the world is to host Islamic prayer then it is only fair that Christian’s be allowed to enter Mecca and pray to jesus there. No one way street bullshit.

As a Catholic I am very disappointed in the Pope but being a good Catholic isn’t about approving of the Pope just like being a good American isn’t about approving of the President. Also, the Pope is not a prophet and is not worshiped by Catholics nor is Mary. We are simply the oldest and Christian church and all other denominations branch off of Catholicism so enough with the ignorant remarks.

@james clearly you disagree with the word of god your against part of the ten comandments which clearly states in ex 20:4 my camera phone is not taking pictures of any likeness in heaven above in eatth beneath or in water under the earth. Taking personal pictures of people have nothing to do with what gods talking about. This is part of the ten comandments i didnt write clearly you dont have a kjb because if you were really a sheep of the lord jesus christ then YOU WOULD NOT condone idol worship. But you are the bible also says in proverbs 3:11 my son despise not the chasting of the lord neither be weary of his correction. Dont you know the lord send his ppl to correct those in error and right now your refusing to listen to his words?
And its not my word its his. What reason do i have to lie im not condeming anyone at all but to lie on god to change his words to add and take away is only hurting those who follow and believe in religion instead of believing in jesus christ alone. The comandments are part of gods written word im just calling it how it is. Jesus preached about being born again in spirit in truth john 3:1&16 kjb he said ye must be born again. Jesus preached this message to the religious leaders in his time and to everyone in his time.the religious leaders are the same ones who sacrificed him. Without a cause . And there doing the same to christians today..

Dear Pope Francis…
Please advise the flock what happened to the sanctity of the Vatican against heretic and hateful, murderous cults like the barbaric faith of Islam? Christians everywhere will be anxiously waiting to hear why the bastion of Christianity for 2000 years has decided to embrace the heinous prayers of Islam to their god of hate, intolerance and murder…also known as “Allah.”

Christians who follow Christ have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. What Jesus is saying here is that His followers will be at odds with pagan and worldly people. This is absolutely true!

This, in turn, creates a sense of separation. God repeatedly says he wants His followers separate from this sinful world, to be a source of light and love, and to represent His kingdom on earth.luke 12:51-53 KJV

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

I will not nor will i ever set myself in agreement with any religion i dont care how u feel @vann i really dont go ahead keep worshipping the pope go ahead keep worshipping mary your going to find yourself deep in hell idiot!!

@VANN if anyone here is an idiot its you. First of all cathloic is not christianity. As someonewho reads her bible and know the truth about religion im going to speak my mind about it and i dont care who agrees or not. Why dont you do some real research on the catholic religion and how the king james bible declares this church as a whore. In the book of revelations. And how so much blood of the saints were shed at the hands of the cathloics and muslims. I am not catholic muslim or jehovas witness jesus is my savior not my religion if you have a problem with my post thats on you but i know what my bible tells me. You have no idea your spirtually discrened silence never not for you or any one else. Im going to share what i have learned about the cathloic church with their lies and worship of other gods. Child molestiation bowing down to statues changing the sabbath day from saturday to sunday inconjection with the new world order the list goes on. You uneducated fool you know nothing at all about whats really going on at all. I dont have religion i got jesus whats the point of all these religions when before he died on the cross he looked up to heaven and told his father its finished what about when he said no man come unto the father but by me. If you dont go through the real medatior which is jesus NOT his mother god does not hear your prayers.. get your self a king jame bible the pope can not cleanse of sins hes not the son of god if thats the case jesus christ wouldnt exist. Before you throw your stones at me buddy make sure you have the knoweldge to back up your claim!!!

Jack Bashir, read up, Playboy. What most Christians outside of Catholicism don’t seem to understand is the difference between WORSHIP and REVERENCE! I use emphasis because this is very important. GOD IS WORSHIPPED! HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD! A priest described this the best as take a towel, fold it in 3 parts, separate but ONE. GOD the Father, also known as Elohim, Yaweh, the Great Provider, the Great I Am, etc., then Jesus, or Yeshewa, the Son of the Living God, the Great Redeemed, and of course the Holy Spirit. GOD is worshipped. The Blessed Mother Mary and all the angels and saints that non-Catholics don’t understand, they are not worshipped but they are revered, looked fondly upon, learned from. They’re family. Statues and Catholic icons are not worshipped by Catholics. They are looked fondly upon like photographs, no different than photographs you look fondly of of yourself, yourself with family, yourself in your goofy swim shorts on the beach, whatever.

OMG , ANOTHER F**** MUSLIM , THIS TIME IN VATICAN ..I THINK , WHEN OUR MUSLIM IDIOT WENT TO VATICAN , CONVINCED THE POPE TO ACCEPT MUSLIM TO PRAY THERE TO ALLAH
IS THE POPE MUSLIM TOO ??…..OMG
GOD HELP US FROM THOSE TRAVESTIES

Okay drama queens he didn’t just invite islamists leaders for a sit down he invited Jewish leaders too trying to establish some peace, will it work most likely not but you can’t fault a guy for trying, but while their at it he needs to tell the to free Pastor Saeed and Meriam if he gets anything out of this that’s what it should be, because the world needs to wake up and realize there will be no peace between the Muslim and the Jews they’ve been fighting over a birth-right since Abraham and they are never going to stop and it say so in the Old Testament see Genesis 17: 20 & 21

Okay drama queens he didn’t just invite islamists leaders for a sit down he invited Jewish leaders too trying to establish some peace, will it work most likely not but you can’t fault a guy for trying, but while their at it he needs to tell the to free Pastor Saeed and Meriam if he gets anything out of this that’s what it should be, because the world needs to wake up and realize there will be no peace between the Muslim and the Jews they’ve been fighting over a birth-right since Abraham and they are never going to stop and it say so in the Old Testament see Genesis 17: 20 & 21

My God is an awesome God. A supernaturally powerful God who can take a seemingly impossible situation and make the impossible happen.
And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

They dont have the same god they dont even believe that jesus is the son of god. Thats blapsphamy bottom line my youtube channel has tons of videos exposing the catholic church and its demonic activities sadly no one is going to believe. Mocahbrown on youtube check it out educate yourself ye must be born again in spirit and in truth john 3:1 &16 this this the work of the devil himself.

We have had interfaith services taking place in the U.S. for decades. Christian’s, Jews and Muslim’s all reaching out to find fellowship and solidarity. It is called trying to reach out and find brotherly love amongst each other. I guess trying to light one little candle to try to bestir and attempt peace amongst ourselves is a false flag to some of us. Hmmmm?